May is a month full of training opportunities - three in particular coming up, details below. Looking further ahead there's a chaplaincy conference day in June, Spree in July and the Youth Ministry Weekend in November. Plenty to resource and encourage you in your youth work. With love and prayers,
Simon
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Simon Hill Youth Officer
01905 732824
shill@cofe-worcester.org.uk
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Training opportunities in May...
Starting from Scratch, 2nd May 7:00 - 9:30pm at the Old Palace, Worcester
Help! we have no children or young people! Where do we start? How do we grow our small group? This training evening will help you to work out your next steps, perhaps through schools links, starting with baptism families or toddler groups, setting up a youth group... We have lots of resources, ideas and plenty of opportunity to ask questions to get your children's and youth ministry off the ground. You'll be provided with a pack of materials to help with reviewing your children's and youth ministry, redefine vision and aims, ideas to get you started and everything you need in terms of safer recruitment.
Parenting, 10th May 7:00-9:30pm at the Old Palace, Worcester
An evening dedicated to helping parents to support children and teenagers develop faith at school, home and church. Or perhaps you would like to run a parenting course in your parish? Come and have a look at the many courses available to help you decide what would work best for you. With lots of resources on offer, and stories to share, we hope to encourage you to encourage other parents out there!
To book for either of these training evenings, email Simon or Emma.
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Reaching the 95%
St Thomas' Church Stourbridge, 16th May 7:00pm
Reaching the 95% is for church leaders, children and youth leaders and anyone passionate about taking the Good News of Jesus to those children and young People who have no regular contact with church.
The evening will include a choice of Workshops based on Scripture Union experience and resources plus Bite Size quick fire ideas to get you thinking about what you do to reach out Locally. Click on the image above to book your place.
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Pray for Dudley at Priory Park
Sunday 20th May 2:30 - 4pm /
Beacon event at Worcester Cathedral
Sunday 20th May 6:30pm
A reminder to join in with the global wave of prayer as part of Thy Kingdom Come between 10th and 20th May 2018. We have confirmed Pete Greig from the 24/7 prayer initiative as our speaker for the Cathedral beacon event on Sunday 20th May. This will be an ecumenical worship event where we are hoping for a united celebration of 1000 Christians from our area. Please join us to pray for the Spirit of God to unite us and draw many more to know Jesus in our area. Download the poster here and invitation bookmarks here. We also have a supply of prayer resources, including novena prayer books and prayer journals ideal for youth groups that we can supply you with if you would like some - just reply to this email.
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20th June, Birmingham
On 20th June, we will gather together for our second Chaplaincy Central conference. The focus of the day is ‘thriving not surviving’, and each seminar and workshop focuses on how we as Chaplains (whether voluntary or paid, full or part-time) and our school communities can thrive despite the challenges we may face. The day will be packed full of seminars and practical workshops, exploring themes such as ‘Responding to Tragedy’, ‘Mental Health’ and ‘Chaplaincy on a shoestring' plus many more! Whether you are a primary, secondary or FE Chaplain, there is something for everyone!
We will be joined by a number of national organisations who will be available throughout the day there to share expertise and there will be a number of resources available for you to purchase on the day. It promises to be a fantastic day that encourages and equips. We hope to see you there!
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16th - 18th November, Birmingham
Advanced notice for this youth ministry conference. There are some great speakers confirmed (including Kenda Creasy Dean woop!) and more information coming soon... Early bookings open in May. Last year's conference sold out so don't leave it too late!
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Reminder... Early Bird deadline May 4th - book your group for the best price of £48pp
Spree youth camp is back at Lenchwood on 13th - 15th July. Click on the image for the Spree website booking information.
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Resource Vault: Advice for young people.
The children's society have gathered an invaluable resource for supporting children's emotional and mental health. Click on the link above for age-appropriate resources on a whole range of issues.
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If you're a fan of Andrew Root's book 'Faith Formation in a secular age' then you might be interested in listening to the author being interviewed via this podcast. Skip to 15 minutes in to hear the author in conversation - it's quite American in places, but there is lots of resonance with youth ministry here too.
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